好心变了驴肝肺

Traditional (Taiwan): 好心變了驢肝肺

hǎoxīnbiànlelǘgānfèi ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄌㄩˊ ㄍㄢ ㄈㄟˋ

    • to have one's kindness misread as malice

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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
good intentions turned into donkey liver and lungs
Meaning
A variant of 好心当作驴肝肺: one's kindness is misread as malice. Said in complaint.

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